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Wake Forest athletics and recruiting news from Conor O'Neill. Part of the @Rivals and @YahooSports network. coneill.rivals @gmail .com

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My Take on why I think Wake Forest's baseball team is on the verge of playing its best baseball:
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Dave Clawson on the turnaround at Notre Dame from last year, "Well, they hired two guys from Wake Forest. So I think that is what happened."
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"Respect is a hard thing to get back once you lose it, and I think we’re starting to gain the respect that Wake Forest once had in this league and where we belong." -- Steve Forbes
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Ignore what the photo indicates and click the link -- @wesleygrimess is now a 4-star WR.
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Former Wake Forest QB John Wolford headed to Jets rookie mini-camp, congrats to him.
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Wake Forest kicker Nick Sciba is a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award for the nation’s top placekicker. @nicsciba
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Jake LaRavia named ACC player of the week. Had 19 points, 10 rebounds at Duke | 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals against Notre Dame. Worth noting: He's 24 points from reaching 1,000 for his career (had 591 in two seasons at Indiana State; 385 this season).
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WR Sage Surratt will return to the team next season.
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Ball in hand, he is down
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BREAKING: Greer (SC) offensive tackle Jaydon Collins just committed to Wake Forest #GoDeacs more to come on the site.
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Wake Forest jumps up to 21st in the @Rivals rankings after the commitment of near 4-star OL George Sell from Ohio. Clawson and his staff killing it on the recruiting trail. 3rd commit of the weekend for the Deacs.
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The newest member of the Denver Broncos, former Wake Forest LB Justin Strnad goes No. 178 overall #GoDeacs
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4 years
Wake has now beat both UNC and Duke this season
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#GoDeacs UDFA Update- Essang Bassey ➡️ Denver Broncos Jake Benzinger ➡️ Arizona Cardinals Nathan Gilliam ➡️ LA Chargers Amari Henderson ➡️ Jacksonville Jaguars Kendall Hinton ➡️ Denver Broncos Dom Maggio ➡️ Baltimore Ravens Scotty Washington ➡️ Cincinnati Bengals
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Wake Forest QB commit Santino Marucci out here throwing dimes. @santinomarucci #RivalsCamp
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Wake Forest now has a pair of 4-star WR commits for the 2019 class and arguably the two best WRs in NC as well. Both top 15 players in-state overall.
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Clawson: “When you recruit high-character kids, they will work through adversity a lot better than low-character kids will. Those are the kids that point fingers and blame other people."
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Another big-time pick up for the Deacs! FOUR-STAR WR Donavon Greene from Mount Airy
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Donavon Greene
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Proud to say I’m committed to Wake Forest University 🏈🎩
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Jaquarii Roberson said he is coming back for 2021 at WF.
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Wake Forest TE Jack Freudenthal is a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy for the most outstanding player who started their career as a walk-on. @J_Freudenthal
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Jamie Newman from backup QB to start the year to Birmingham Bowl MVP
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Wake Forest landed the commitment of Tate Carney who will follow in his brother's footsteps as a RB in Winston-Salem. Tate explains why he picked Wake and the fun reaction the staff had to his commitment.
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James Ash’s commitment to Wake moves the Deacs to 19th in the @Rivals recruiting rankings.
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6 years
Congrats to Wake Forest WR Greg Dortch who was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list @_GDortch
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2 years
Wake Forest closing stretches of road wins: at UVA -- 23-8 over last 8ish minutes at GT -- 21-4 over last 8ish minutes at N.C. State -- 16-0 over last 5 minutes
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6 years
Jamie Newman thanks God and talks about the team and himself battling through injuries for the win.
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Wake Forest kicker Nick Sciba makes the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place Kicker Award “Stars of the Week” list again.
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4 years
Wait.. Sciba isn’t a finalist for the best kicker award? Do the voters watch football?
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Wake Forest RB Cade Carney named a William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist for the best scholar-athlete in CFB.
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4 years
The newest member of the New England Patriots, G Justin Herron of Wake Forest goes No. 195 #GoDeacs
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Jake LaRavia goes 19th overall to Minnesota, which is trading him to Memphis.
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Steve Forbes on Daivien Williamson:
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Wake Forest DL commit Will Smart has shunned multiple P5 offers and is sticking with Wake Forest.
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Ody coming back is good news for the Deacs.
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Ody
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Let’s go Deacs 🎩
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Jamie Newman named ACC QB of the week and Sage Surratt earns WR of the week honors.
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Undefeated Wake Forest checks in at 20 in the coaches poll and 22 in the AP poll.
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Wake Forest commit Nolan Groulx made a historic leap in the @Rivals rankings after his performance in Atlanta last June. @nolan_groulx
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Wake Forest lands 4-star DE Eli Hall from Crest HS as the highest rated commit for the 2022 class.
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Danny Manning nets a talented guard to start his 2020 class who helped lead his team to a state title a few months ago in Djimon Bailey.
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Former #GoDeacs DB Amari Henderson to the Jaguars
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As always a class act, Dave Clawson opts to take a 10% pay cut along with Wake Forest University’s Cabinet and Academic Deans to help during COVID-19.
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Where has this Cameron Hildreth been all year? Wake Forest's lead has ballooned back to 16 with the Deacons on an 11-1 run.
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Wake Forest's top WR target Jahmal Banks talks about his visit to Winston-Salem and what he thought of Wake.
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That Sam Hartman redshirt looks smarter by the day..
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Wake Forest beats Virginia 63-55. Deacons ended the game on a 23-8 "run" over the final 10 minutes. First time Wake Forest has beaten UVA since 2013. Deacons are 14-4, 4-3 ACC.
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Wake Forest gets its second commit of the week, 8th in the Class of 2024, a DE from Christ School.
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Josh Harrison ✞
1 year
Proverbs 3:5-6 WITH THAT BEING SAID… DEACTOWN WHAT UP🎩 #COMMITTED
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Hartman on the money @sam_hartman10
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5 years
Dave Clawson’s teams score more points than Danny Manning’s. Read that again.
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Wake Forest lands a HUGE offensive line commitment.
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Luke Petitbon
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100% Committed !!! #GoDeacs
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Wake Forest football's 2020 schedule 9/5 at Old Dominion 9/11 APPALACHIAN STATE (Fri.) 9/19 VILLANOVA 9/26 NOTRE DAME (Charlotte, N.C.) 10/3 at Duke 10/9 MIAMI (Fri.) 10/17 at Florida State 10/31 at NC State 11/7 SYRACUSE 11/14 at Louisville 11/21 CLEMSON 11/28 BOSTON COLLEGE
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Wake Forest adds a big-time RB to the 2020 class in Ahmani Marshall and jumps up to 31 in the @Rivals team rankings in the process.
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Wake Forest lands talented DE Jasheen Davis from Shiloh HS (Ga.) and his commitment has the Deacs in the top 25 of the @Rivals recruiting rankings. Great job by @CoachCohenWake and @CoachClawson
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Wake Forest commit Taylor Morin remains a key piece for the '19 recruiting class for the Deacs.
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Wake Forest beats FSU 7-3. Means the Deacons: - win the ACC regular season (first time since 1963) - are No. 1 seed in ACC tournament - are 42-7, 20-5 ACC - have won all 9 ACC series WF rallied with a 4-run 9th inning to win a back-and-forth game.
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Wake Forest football assistant coach Kevin Higgins is on the Broyles Award nominee list for the top college football assistant coach. Congrats @CoachKHiggins
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Wake Forest back in the AP Poll as well, coming in at No. 25
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Eli Hall officially commits to Wake Forest on his instagram.
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Best win of the Danny Manning era. Deacs finish off the Hoosiers 82-78
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Wake commit DJ Taylor had 25 carries for 303 yards and 5 touchdowns last week. Nbd @dacorian19
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Wake Forest adds a safety transfer from Vanderbilt. Had 127 tackles, 7 PBUs in the last 3 seasons (29 games).
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Brendon Harris
2 years
Next chapter 🙏🏽
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As has become tradition, Wake Forest announces captains the day of its spring game. They are: Sam Hartman (3rd season) Michael Jurgens (2nd) Blake Whiteheart Rondell Bothroyd Ryan Smenda Jr. Chase Jones
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Wake Forest lands 4-star WR Nolan Groulx who is part of the Rivals 5-star Challenge in two weeks.
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Atorian Perry commits to Wake Forest. Big pick at WR
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After being heavily linked towards #BC for much of his recruitment, OT Erik Russell committed for Wake today #GoDeacs
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Wake Forest has five players on the ACC All-Academic Team Jake Benzinger Cade Carney Justin Herron Zach Tom Sage Surratt
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Wake Forest's Sam Hartman is 1 of 5 finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which goes to "the top upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class." Hartman this season: 208-348, 3,163 yards, 30 TDs, 8 INTs | 75 rushes, 328 yards, 9 TDs.
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Wake Forest makes expedient work of Louisville for a series win. 7 scoreless innings from a back-on-track Rhett Lowder. Deacons are 31-4, 14-2 in the ACC and have won 10 straight ACC games.
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Wake Forest Baseball
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Series Clinched 😤
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Great picture of the Tabari Hines TD catch from USA Today Sports images. http://t.co/rKjbeHZ9OG
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Wake Forest offensive coordinator/QBs coach Warren Ruggiero is 1 of 59 nominees for the Broyles Award, which goes to the best assistant coach in the country. Wake Forest is second in scoring average (44.7) nationally.
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Wake Forest lands a big commit in both ways from Kelijiha Brown from South Carolina, a big-time DT. @THEFREAKSHOW_71
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Luke Masterson no longer the only UDFA rookie from Wake Forest with an INT this weekend.
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Myles Dorn with the tip, Luiji Vilain with the INT
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Wake Forest has offered 2015 3-star RB Matt Colburn @Colburn31 . Colburn is a former UL commit & South Carolina Mr. Football in 2014.
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Va. WR DJ Sims just committed to Wake Forest #GoDeacs more coming.
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Wake Forest Offensive Coordinator Warren Ruggiero up for the Broyles Award for the top CFB assistant. @CoachR_Wake
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Wake Forest jumps into the coaches’ poll at 24!
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Wake Forest lands a versatile ATH Kendrell Flowers for the latest commit for the 2019 class and continues their trend of strong recruiting in SC.
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Wake commit @nolan_groulx doing his thing at the #RivalsChallenge
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Wake Forest picks up a key WR target.
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Sean Williams
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🚨COMMIT ALERT🚨 ⭐️⭐️⭐️WR Markeis Barrett has committed to Wake Forest - the dynamic playmaker breaks down his decision ⬇️
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Wake Forest picks up a big piece of the 2019 class with 3-star South Pointe (SC) CB Jaylen Mahoney
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Jaylen Mahoney
6 years
100% COMMITTED! #Godeacs 🎩
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6 years
Easy work for @nolan_groulx
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Fifth commit of the '23 class for Wake Forest, second OL. Deacons are loading up on both lines so far.
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Devin “Boss” McRae
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#AGTG 🙏🏽, Blessed to say I am excited to carry out my dreams at WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY‼️‼️🎩 @CoachClawson @johnlhunter1 @CoachTabacca @WakeRecruiting @WakeFB @DemonDeacons #Committed #GoDeacs
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Congrats to Wake Forest Assistant head coach for Defense / DL coach Dave Cohen up for the Broyles Award for the nations top assistant coach in college football. @CoachCohenWake
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In-state top RB target for the Deacs.
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Ahmani Marshall
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Thank you @WakeFB for an amazing visit ! 🎩 #GoDeacs
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Wake Forest’s Sage Surratt earns ACC WR of the week for the 4th time this season and second week in a row. Nick Sciba named the ACC Kicker of the week as well.
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Wake Forest is 43-8 and still hasn't lost back-to-back games this season. Also, this is Wake's 9th shutout of the season.
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Wake Forest Baseball
1 year
One last midweek post up 🎩
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Wake WR Greg Dortch finished second I ACC Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year voting.
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Random bit of baseball stat: Team ERA entering tonight's games, national ranks: 1. Wake Forest - 2.40 2. Tennessee - 3.38 ... 35. LSU - 4.40 There's no single stat to illustrate Wake's dominant pitching (and defense!) but that one feels as close as it gets.
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Kendall Hinton named ACC Receiver of the Week third different Deac receiver this season. Nathan Gilliam named OL of the week.
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The New York Jets have signed John Wolford to the practice squad congrats to the former WF standout.
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"Wake Forest is no longer rebuilding. They're there," UL coach Rick Pitino said.
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Wake wins 89-84 over VaTech, will be the 10th seed in the ACC tournament playing Boston College in the 1st round, Deacs in prime NCAAT pos.
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Just announced: #GoDeacs DB Essang Bassey has been named a semifinalist for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award
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Florida safety Jonathan Huggins was so excited by his Wake Forest offer he jumped for joy.
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Clawson says they will “definitely be taking care” of the scholarship situation with Andersen when they are able to next semester.
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Sam Hartman is one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, which goes to the top QB in the country (awarded by Sugar Bowl committee).
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Childress: “Nobody believed in me. Nobody believed I could play in this conference.” The senior is extremely emotional as he celebrates the win.
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Sam Hartman named ACC quarterback of the week for his 6-touchdown (5 passing, 1 rushing), 313-yard performance against BC.
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Sage Surratt picks up ACC WR of the week honors for the second time this season. Deacs have swept the ACC WR of the week award this season so far.
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Wake Forest LHP Jared Shuster was drafted No. 25 overall to the Atlanta Braves. Was not expected to be picked this early
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